Disney has just announced Lightning Lane Premier Pass for Walt Disney World and Disneyland, confirming our earlier reporting. Here are the announced details for the new skip-the-line offering!
Lightning Lane Premier Pass
In the coming weeks, Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort will begin piloting a new service providing expedited entry to theme park attractions: Lightning Lane Premier Pass.
Lightning Lane Premier Pass will be offered in very limited quantities and will give guests one-time entry to each available Lightning Lane entrance in the theme park they are visiting that day. This includes attractions included in both Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Single Pass, but with Lightning Lane Premier Pass, guests do not need to select an experience time. Lightning Lane Premier Pass will be a premium offering, and prices will vary based on the date and theme park guests are visiting.
There is no change to Lightning Lane Single Pass or Lightning Lane Multi Pass.
Lightning Lane Premier Pass at Walt Disney World
At Walt Disney World, when Lightning Lane Premier Pass launches, it will be available to guests staying at Disney Deluxe or Deluxe Villa Resorts and may be purchased up to seven days in advance of their stay. It will only be valid for use in one park of the guest’s choice per day. The first date it will be available is October 30, 2024.
Prices for Lightning Lane Premier Passes vary by date and theme park. At launch, prices will range from $129 to $449 (per pass, plus tax), with the highest prices falling on a limited number of days over peak travel periods:
- Magic Kingdom: $329 to $449 per person, plus tax
- EPCOT: $169 to $249 per person, plus tax
- Disney’s Hollywood Studios: $269 to $349 per person, plus tax
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom: $129 to $199 per person, plus tax
Lightning Lane Premier Pass at Disneyland
At Disneyland Resort, the Lightning Lane Premier Pass will be available first come, first served beginning two days in advance of a theme park reservation and will be valid for use in both theme parks. The first date it will be available is October 23, 2024.
Lightning Lane Premier Pass will be priced at $400 per person, per day for park visits through December 31, 2024. Beginning in 2025, pricing will vary by date and demand within a $300 to $400 range.
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I have fond memories of “Fast Pass”….but that was replaced due to corporate greed.
Now, it is just more “of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich”; a “cast system”. Sad….
FastPass+ sucked too. There should be NO bypass-the-queue rights for anybody. Whether free or paid. It just creates castes of guest. The “haves” and the “have nots”. Just treat all guests the same.